# NTSB CHI69D0367: Cessna 180, N4572B, Baraga, MI, November 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1968
- Place: Baraga, MI · BARAGA, MI
- Location: 46.7787° N, 88.4939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baraga, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7787&lon=-88.4939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0367

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4053  68/11/30   BARAGA,MICH         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1425                    N4572B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 55, 3807 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARAGA STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNIMPROVED SOFT SOD STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4572B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4572B), registered now, S/N 31471, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baraga Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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